Tobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean region: implementation progress and persisting challenges by Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E

“…Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable mortality worldwide, projected to claim 1 billion lives in the twenty-first century.1 Tobacco prevalence rates are expected to decrease across all the WHO regions by 2025 as a result of tobacco control efforts. …”
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Comparison of fosfomycin against fluoroquinolones for transrectal prostate biopsy prophylaxis: an individual patient-data meta-analysis by Roberts M.J.

“…Purpose: Rectal culture screening for fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Enterobacteriaceae before transrectal ultrasound guided prostate (TRUSPB) biopsy and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis (TAP) may decrease post-TRUSPB infection rates compared to empiric (EAP) regimens. …”
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Integrating Building Information Management (BIM) in Civil Infrastructure Coordination: Application at LUSAIL Plaza by Abotaleb, Mohab Mohamed

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Backfilling Shaft Surround Using Recycled Concrete Waste Material by Brown, John

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Development of Semitransparent UV Photodetector Based on PTB7-Th:PCBM Composite Using the Cost-effective Fabrication Method by Riaz, Muhammad

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Brine management strategies, technologies, and recovery using adsorption processes by Al-Absi R.S.

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In vitro effects of hydrogen peroxide on rat uterine contraction before and during pregnancy by AlanaziR.

“…Results In both term-pregnant and non-pregnant uterine strips, H 2 O 2 elicited a biphasic response, consisting of a transient contraction followed by a persistent decrease in spontaneously generated contractions, contractions induced by oxytocin, and contractions induced by high Ca +2 (all P< 0.01, compared with controls) in a concentration-dependent manner. …”
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Assessment strategies of different molten salts for heat transfer in tri-generation systems by Klaimi, Rachid

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Development of an Air-Cooled Induction Manifold for Diesel Engines in Hot and Humid Climate by Elrentisy, Mohamed H.

“…Furthermore, the smoke emission has decreased by 40% at the engine full load. It was also proved that using the air-conditioning system of a vehicle to cool the intake air temperature is visible, as the net gained the power of the engine has increased by 14.5% when running at 20 °C compared with 45 °C.…”
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Effects of the P20 protein from Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis on insecticidal crystal protein Cry4Ba by Jaoua, Samir

“…Cry4BLB crystals produced in the presence of P20 were much less soluble than those produced by the control strain lacking P20 at pH lower than or equal to 10.5. The observed toxicity perturbation correlates with a decrease of Cry4BLB inclusions solubility. …”
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Experimental studies on the biodiesel production parameters optimization of sunflower and soybean oil mixture and DI engine combustion, performance, and emission analysis fueled wi... by Elkelawy M.

“…70% biodiesel) were prepared to power a single cylinder diesel engine. The engine results as compared to diesel fuel, show a reduction in the rate of change of CO by 33.8% for D50B50. …”
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Changes in air quality during the first-level response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai Municipality, China by Bai, Yang

“…The results showed that air quality improved significantly During-FLR compared with Pre-FLR, with the concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2, and CO all decreasing significantly. …”
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Application of Fe3O4 magnetite nanoparticles grafted in silica (SiO2) for oil recovery from oil in water emulsions by Elmobarak W.F.

“…An excellent %ηdem ≥ 90% was achieved Coil in the range 50–2000 mg/L. Using an MDdose as low as 10 mg/L attained a %ηdem in the range of 93%–94.3% for O/W mixtures with Coil < 2000 mg/L, which slightly decreased to ∼90% for higher concentrations. …”
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Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar by Swapna, Thomas

“…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …”
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Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar by Swapna, Thomas

“…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …”
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Thermo-economic assessment of forward osmosis as pretreatment to boost the performance and sustainability of multi-effect distillation for seawater desalination by Ortega-Delgado, B.

“…This work presents the thermodynamic and techno-economic assessment of a forward osmosis – multi-effect distillation (FO-MED) system able to improve the thermal performance of the MED seawater desalination process and reduce its environmental impact. …”
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Effect of anions on the structural, morphological and dielectric properties of hydrothermally synthesized hydroxyapatite nanoparticles by Sundarabharathi L.

“…For the particles obtained from nitrate, acetate, chloride and egg shell precursors respectively give dielectric constant (εʹ) values of 9.96, 13.22, 9.92 and 10.86 at 5 MHz. The εʹ and dielectric loss (εʹʹ) values for the HA nanoparticles decrease with increase in the applied frequency as well. …”
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Simulation and Optimization of an LNG Plant Cold Section by Katebah, Mary Anna

“…Heavy hydrocarbons, primarily condensate (C5+) leaving the fractionation unit, can be either sold or sent to a close by refinery for further processing. …”
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Extraction and characterization of biofunctional lignocellulosic fibers from Pulicaria undulata plant and the effect of alkali treatment on their bio-physicochemical properties by Mohammed, Alsafran

“…The average yield of raw fibers obtained was 28.1 %. The raw fibers of P. undulata were rich in cellulose (36.2 %), followed by hemicellulose (30.3 %), lignin (16.2 %), moisture (11.1 %), and pectin (3.9 %). …”
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Evaluation of nasal septal deviation and maxillary bone and nasal airway dimensions and volumes using cone-beam computed tomography in patients with unilateral palatal canine displ... by Osman, Safa A. Azim

“…PDC subjects have reduced palate thickness and decreased nasal airway volume. In the presence of NSD, the odds of developing PDC increase by 3.35 times, and for each one-unit increase in the maxillary bone volume, the odds of developing PDC decrease by 20%.…”
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